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Well he can't say anything about it, it would be terrible if he did. But if history have taught us anything it is that Canadian only judges in a game involving Canada is to their advantage. The 2004 world championship final, and an real asshole Rob Niedermayer comes to mind. Really nice of those Canadian judges to overlook the Match penalty there, don't you think? Besides why would they only pick Canadian judges, surely there are competent NHL judges from other countries as well? If this was fotboll for an example something like this would never be accepted.

Just an personal opinion of mine would be that the court should have ruled so that Lori had to sell Dan enough shares to make them share 50/50 of the ownership. Then they had to make amends in order to run the park, as it is now Lori will forever have the control. After all the readings it seems that Dan did nothing wrong with his offer, while Lori felt the price should have gone up since the agreed price per share was set in 2009. It's so sad to see something great fall apart like this.

It's only Blue Fire photoshopped, there are a few more photos of it at Coasterfirends, as you mention.

Am I the only one who thinks it's weird that there will be only judges from Canada on the ice, when Canada is playing the Olympics hockey final? Who the hell put that idea to work?

That is good news! It have to be seen as a very good profit for the first months, but also excepted. Seems there was a really high demand in the Sydney are for some kind of theme park.

It could be that people are driving/traveling to the park, and another park would give them are closer alternative, and thus taking some of the pressure away from the original park. (But it's only a guess).

I loved to old classic design of this ride, but holy damn (!) if that's not one of the coolest lift hills! Can't wait to see this finished and hopefully, as previously said, this will get us lot's of more 200+ feet RMC coasters. Could you imagine IronThundercoaster? It seems like the perfect candidate to get the I-box treatment IMO.

Thank you for a very informative and interesting read, loved it! I felt like I should stay at the wheel bogies in my post, as going on and speak of the trains as well would probably have been to much. Well if you don't wan't to discuss it, nobody is forcing you, but this is a forum.

This picture was just tweeted. Some awesome looking Proslide pieces for the new drop slide tower coming this year to Aquatica. From what they have said so far, it will be a tall one. Source

Just a small update. I have to say they are really hauling ass with construction (unlike all the other water park constructions in Thailand). The wave pool is almost completely rebared, the river is dug out, all of the slide towers is into construction as well as the pool area beneath the huge play structure is starting to take shape. Source

^ It sure does.

Looks like Sweden will face the US/Canada in the finals on Sunday. I am very happy right now!

Update! Source

^ It's sure is gonna be impressive to stand beneath that thing this summer, that's for damn sure!

I'd love to explain, without trying to get to much detailed! It's not really the track that is superior, as much as the way you can design the wheel assembles around the two different tracks. Sure there are some small factors that play in with the track, for an example the inside wheel track is much harder to build and get 100% perfect, as opposed to track that use outside wheels. Also the track with inner wheels can in some unique cases move a few millimeters during the years of operations, because it have been under supported by the ties, but that is not something that should be any concern nowadays. When it comes down to the wheel assembles outside wheels is the "natural" way to build a wheel assembly, and have the bogies "grip" the train on the outside of the track. Wheel boogies on the inside can be view as the "unnatural" way of placing them, as the guide wheels don't have to grip the track, they have to "push" outward against it in order to make the train stay on the track, a way that is not as effective as the outward way, if you are looking to build a smooth ride. Schwarzkopf have to be seen as the pioneer in this,as he discovered it very early. That is the first (and most importantly) way of the two designs. Inside wheels also cause more friction as opposed to outside wheels, that is why you can always find space between the track and wheels on rides who uses this method. It is also the reason two why new trains from Vekoma on a new ride still dosen't grip the track completely, even though it's brad new with brad new wheels. The result from this is that a coaster with outside track design that is rough starts to rattle, while a inside track starts to get small, fast movements from side to side. If you watch a fixed camera POV of Phantom's Revenge, Balder or Outlaw Run you can see what I mean. It's usually only present in curves and transitions. Companies like Intamin and RMC have been very successful in making their wooden rides very smooth, thanks to complicated train bogies, but still you can never reach that "baby ass" smoothness that is achieved by companies like B&M and Mack. For steel coasters there just isn't any reason to use inside wheel track anymore, as it is much easier to design an outside bogie with smooth ride as a result. Track amazingly means baby ass smooth, or regular smooth? And just as you say, it's how well the track is welded together that makes for a smooth ride, and that is harder on track that uses and inside wheel design. I never argue based on my opinions, I always argue from what I have learnt the last 10 years, from speaking to ride designers, parks technical workers as well as articles and interviews with manufacturers and people in the amusement industry. I love to discuss things with an opened mind though, so please keep posting your thoughts. Also the example of the Intamin track dosen't really fit in the discussion, as it have nothing to do with how the coaster actually rides. A few reasons I could think of to why they are not using the new track would be that it may have a longer delivery time or it may save them some money no to use it or anything really. Not knowing drives me nuts for some reason, and I will probably never know as well. Well I'm not there yet, but I'm on a good way That's right, it will still deliver a very smoothish ride, I'm sure, but it's just that I doubt that it can ever reach that ultra smooth experience.

Hopefully the park chose lap bars only, Wicked style!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it only the sit down coaster who has been having problems? Seems like the inverted ride have been doing fine.

Really interesting photos of this old classic. I know Antonio Zamperla talked a bit about how they could put on new trains on the ride, and still preserve the classic feeling, at IAAPA a few years ago. Wonder if those plans are still in the works?

Thanks for the photos, looks like a winner!

Some landscaping really wouldn't hurt.

Looking better and better every day, can't wait to see the top hat finished.

I always love to see some newly painted coaster photos

I love jumping boats, great photos!

The park looks really good, so another one would only be a good thing.

I didn't know they were going with the I-box color for the track, looks cool!